Thx Kaj, i shall keep your advice in mind :) Merci Monsieur
Kaj Haulrich wrote: > FemmeFatale wrote: > > > > Took installing on Mandrake 8.1. I never did get it working on 8.0..the > > default install of Licq that is. > > As to what i did, i just installed the package, found my password was > > wrong; had to figure out where the dir. ~ was then edited the config > > file for Licq. Put in the correct password it works fine. > > > > Go figure. > > > > K so.......... New question! > > > > (Right i see you're all scared now. Good!) > > > > I went into the Security tab in Control Centre. On install of Man. 8 or > > 8.1 the security setting always goes to "Welcome to crackers!" Yet i've > > changed it numerous times to "Medium", as soon as i logout/in, it goes > > back to "Welcome.." > > > > K so what the hell am i doing wrong...or rather wtf is Man. 8x doing > > !??? > > > Well Femme Fatale, you did nothing fatally wrong ! - I've wondered a bit > about that myself, but it seems that it's only a "glitch", the > security-screen falling back to the cracker-welcome : Actually, it > accepts your settings, for instance "medium" and keeps them, regardless > of the cracker-message. You can verify that in numerous ways. A simple > test : open a file-manager and try to read other users stuff. In > "medium"-state that should be impossible (as long as you are not root). > Then try to set the "welcome to crackers"-option, and repeat the > procedure - you will now be able to do almost anything, included > accessing other users files. If, on the other hand, you set the > "paranoid"-option, you can do next to nothing ! - So relax, everything > is OK. > > About Bastille etc., I think others are more capable then me, which > leads to a good advice : it's a generally a good idea to post only one > question at a time. That way it's easy to locate a subject in the > mail-archive and the chances are you'll get more - and quicker - answers > from various people here on the list. > > Bonne chance, Femme Fatale ! > Kaj Haulrich > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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